here are mine in descending order of preference: knot choke, carabiner+pulley, proper pinto pulley texas tug, hitch-climber eccentric for retrieval like no other. and you can always install a pulley a bit lower to help more with retrieval.
would it be possible to make a an exact version for standard 11.7mm 24 strand climbline to be used ddrt and srt? This looks like it will perform very reliably sap or not.
some of the rigging combinations in the mix. It's what I mostly run throughout the week only use it with 1/2" rigging rope and porta-wrap never comes out. big removals has different gear completely.
just added a pair of wesspur 28x3&mm rigging rings to the personal stash, going to run them with 1/2" rigging rope mostly removals. tied them on 18' and 24' scraps. the radius looks like it's going to be butter.
my daily driver. handles +75% pruning and removals @pdx area rural and downtown. also a small portawrap in my tote. Tree boss every time has bling for the big stuff:)
dude, just want to thank you for creating and sharing this brilliant technique. I use it often and appreciate it so much. The rollclip lives permanently on my harness. I had such a fun removal today scam-ing in a sparse sprawling 60' sweetgum. My TIP was a sorta winding crescent leader in the...
the cbdb has been my primary srt device for many years now. it is reliable and works every time whether rain or heavy sap no matter which rope. worth every penny.
been thinking about this every once in a while (usually when finding the ole hh2 in the bottom of spare gear tote). we're having an atmospheric river where I live so spent a little time in the garage messing around with some ideas.
The concept is fugly but it does seem to work. maybe someone...